CVE-2003-0789

Description

mod_cgid in Apache before 2.0.48, when using a threaded MPM, does not properly handle CGI redirect paths, which could cause Apache to send the output of a CGI program to the wrong client.

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.31% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secsup.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13552 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:103 vendor advisory broken link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000775 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00045.html broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Jan/msg00000.html mailing list broken link vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200310-04.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9504 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6079 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8926 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-320.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-015.shtml third party advisory government resource broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106761802305141&w=2 issue tracking mailing list third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 broken link
http://apache.secsup.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.html broken link vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0789?
CVE-2003-0789 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0789?
To fix CVE-2003-0789, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0789 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0789 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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